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Read full paper at： http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51323#.VGRwjWfHRK0 Author(s) Jose Maria Mancebo Quintana Affiliation(s) Freelance Researcher, Arenas de San Pedro, Spain . ABSTRACT We analyze here the keys of the original approach about the twofold cost: the return to the asexuality starting with a mutant female, with the same reproductive capacity than a sexual one, and with double genetic-reproductive success. We propose a new approach in which 1) all individuals in a population have regulatory mechanisms of reproductive mode, and when such change occurs, it happens in all its population at the same time; 2) after a change of reproductive mode in the population there can be ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47103#.VGGJRWfHRK0 Author(s) Milly Perry Affiliation(s) The Open University of Israel, Ra’anana, Israel . ABSTRACT Historically, the higher education system was the first knowledge industry. Today however, it no longer stands alone, but is one knowledge industry among many. Now, more than ever before, there is a stronger cooperation between the academia and industry, due to interdisciplinary activities, and because R & D activities are not limited to universities, but performed by industry too. Thus, new knowledge is created not only in universities and research institutes, but also in industry. Also, the implementation of knowle...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50982#.VFHN9FfHRK0 Author(s) Chu-Ching Wang 1 , Hsiu-Chen Chuang 2 , Nien-Tsu Liu 2,3* , Hsu-Shih Shih 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Business Administration, Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan . 2 Department of Management Sciences, Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan . 3 Department of Food and Beverage Management, Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, Taipei, Taiwan . ABSTRACT The family is, no doubt, the oldest and longest running social unit in our world. Families were formed along with small communities long before commerce began. In fact, families, often in connection with the local communities, susta...